General Thinking about Education

General Thinking about Education


Pinky and the Brain: Parts of the brain: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snO68aJTOpM

Neil deGrass Tyson/minute physics: History of everything: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KYTJ8tBoZ8
Neil deGrass Tyson Science in America: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MqTOEospfo a side note, a Churchill Student from my year 1990, Jessica Gidal (born Meistrich) worked on this (she is in "Special Thanks" in the credits).

Documentary about Richard Feynmean (just saw it on Netflix oct 12 2015): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyqleIxXTpw
Feynman collection of arguments: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVbKepMA_Dw


Stanford Proffessor Leonard Susskind talks about Richard Feynman: http://www.ted.com/talks/leonard_susskind_my_friend_richard_feynman.html

Terry Small gave a talk on our Pro-D Jan 19, 2015 about "brain based learning": (this is a related talk) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ru5kvmy5ED8

What Physics taught Dan Cobley about Marketing: http://www.ted.com/talks/dan_cobley_what_physics_taught_me_about_marketing.html

Math Class Makeover: http://www.ted.com/talks/dan_meyer_math_curriculum_makeover.html

Ken Robinson thinks Schools Kill Creativity: http://www.ted.com/talks/ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_creativity.html

Lee Smolin (Physicist from the Perimeter Institute) "How Science Works": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y96w6AFVi0o

Dance vs Powerpoint: http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/john_bohannon_dance_vs_powerpoint_a_modest_proposal.html
Quantum Dance:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwv4pgNodco